WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR PLANTS WHEN THE GARDENER IS ON HOLIDAY

GARDENING, VASES & ACCESSORIES

WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR PLANTS WHEN THE GARDENER IS ON HOLIDAY

by VECA, July, 07 2016

If you need to leave the house for some time, do not be scared to leave your pot plants alone; with just a few tricks, they won’t miss you and will survive your absence unscathed.

An automatic irrigation system is the most effective solution to solve the hydration issue; there are currently DIY kits that you can easily set up, or, for short periods, you can use more empirical yet valid systems.

First of all and regardless of the method you choose to supply water, I recommend the use of plastic pots since the material reduces evaporation. I use classic square anthracite grey pots measuring 50cm and produced by VECA, an Italian company that combines tradition and quality. Group the plants in a single point in shadow if outdoors, and the proximity will ease the operations and create a small ecosystem to favour exchanges, since it was scientifically proven that plants communicate and benefit from being close to their kind.

One of the most effective methods implies taking a large plastic bottle as a water container, cutting a hole on the cap and a few holes on the base with a hot nail and turning the bottle upside down inserting it in the topsoil of the pots.

You can also place a water bucket near the pots and by capillary action you will be able to transfer the liquid to the pots dipping some twisted fabric strips in the bucket as if they were ropes, and placing the other end in the pots.

In order for the topsoil to absorb more water, do not forget mulching the base of the plants with organic or synthetic material you can buy at garden stores such as coconut fibre discs in different sizes according to the pots.

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